Romans 14
- What attitude does Paul tell us to have toward another believer who has a different opinion on what he calls "disputable matters"?
- The examples of "disputable matters" that Paul uses are eating meat and observing certain days as sacred. What would be good examples today?
- Paul instructs us to "make up your mind not to put any stumbling block or obstacle in the way of a brother or sister." Is there anything you need to do or not do to avoid causing a brother to stumble?
- Romans 15:2 says, "Each of us should please our neighbors for their good, to build them up." What opportunities do you have to build up others?
- Paul says in Romans 15:7, "Accept one another, then, just as Christ accepted you." What does it mean to accept someone else? What example does Jesus give us in how to accept others?
- In Romans 16:17-18, how does Paul teach us to respond to people who cause divisions and put obstacles in your way?
- Romans 16:20 says, "The God of peace will soon crush Satan under your feet." When and how will this happen?
- In 1 Corinthians Paul writes to correct several things in the church in Corinth. In 1:11 he writes about "quarrels among you." But before he writes about what is wrong he says in 1:7, "you do not lack any spiritual gift," and in 1:8, "He will also keep you firm to the end, so that you will be blameless on the day of our Lord Jesus Christ." How can Paul be confident of their spiritual gifts and that they will be blameless before God, when he wants to write to them about things they are doing wrong?
- How did Paul tell the Corinthians to settle their quarrels over which leader to follow?
- What does Paul mean when he says in 1 Corinthians 2:2, "I resolved to know nothing while I was with you except Jesus Christ and him crucified"?
- Paul says in 1 Corinthians 2:12, "What we have received is not the spirit of the world, but the Spirit who is from God, so that we may understand what God has freely given us." He summarizes in 2:16, "we have the mind of Christ." What do you need to do to have the mind of Christ?
1 Chronicles 1 - 15
- According to 1 Chronicles 1:34, how was Israel related to Abraham?
- Abishai, Joab and Asahel, are included in stories about the life of David. According to 1 Chronicles 2:16, how were they related to David?
- What is the purpose in 1 Chronicles 3 of describing David's descendants even after the exile?
- Why did Jabez's mother name him Jabez? What do you think of his prayer in 1 Chronicles 4:10?
- How did Reuben lose his rights as the firstborn son according to 1 Chronicles 5:1?
- 1 Chronicles 5:25-26 describes the two and a half tribes that settled east of Jordan being taken into exile. What reason is given for their exile?
- Chapters 6 through 8 list genealogies of some of the tribes of Israel. These were written after people returned from captivity. What was the benefit or purpose of these lists?
- 1 Chronicles 9 lists some of the first people to resettle after the captivity. Responsibilities of the temple were given to descendants of Levi. Why were these jobs reserved for Levites?
- What reason does 1 Chronicles 10:13 give for Saul's death?
- Why wouldn't David drink the water David's men brought him in 1 Chronicles 11?
- Men of Issachar are described in 1 Chronicles 12:32 as "men who understood the times and knew what Israel should do." Where would they have gained their understanding?
- 1 Chronicles 13:11 describes David as angry and verse 12 describes him as afraid of God. What should David have done about his anger and fear?
- What did David do with the gods that the Philistines abandoned in 1 Chronicles 14:12?
- What did David do differently in 1 Chronicles 15 compared to the previous time he tried to move the ark?
Psalms 69 - 71
- David wrote in Psalm 69:3, "I am worn out calling for help; my throat is parched. My eyes fail, looking for my God." Why would it be this difficult for David to get an answer from God? What should you do if you feel like he did?
- In Psalm 70 David prays for God to hurry up. "Hasten, O God, to save me; come quickly, Lord, to help me." (verse 1) "But as for me, I am poor and needy; come quickly to me, O God. You are my help and my deliverer; Lord, do not delay." (verse 5) What should you do if God doesn't answer as quickly as you'd hoped?
- Psalm 71:15 says, "My mouth will tell of your righteous deeds, of your saving acts all day long." What opportunities do you have to tell of God's righteous deeds and saving acts?
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